Ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century
The massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 is the fifth-deadliest this century......»»
Lander "alive and well" after company scores first US moon landing since Apollo era
The moon's newest arrival was said to be "alive and well" a day after making the first U.S. landing in half a century, but flight controllers were still trying to get a better handle on its bearings......»»
A little US company makes history by landing on the Moon
“We’re not dead yet." Enlarge / Odysseus passes over the near side of the Moon following lunar orbit insertion on February 21. (credit: Intuitive Machines) For the first time in more than half a century, a US-built.....»»
Biology textbooks do not provide students with comprehensive view of science of sex and gender, say professors
The teaching of science has long generated controversy in the United States—from evolution in the early 20th century to climate change today. Debates have also often emerged around how textbooks teach concepts related to social groups, and in parti.....»»
Avatar: The Last Airbender review: a serviceable adaptation
Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender is an imperfect, inoffensive live-action adaptation of one of this century's most beloved animated shows......»»
Carbon emissions from the destruction of mangrove forests predicted to increase by 50,000% by the end of the century
The annual rate of carbon emissions due to the degradation of carbon stocks in mangrove forests is predicted to rise by nearly 50,000% by the end of the century, according to a new study published in Environmental Research Letters. Mangroves in regio.....»»
"True Detective: Night Country": What"s with the polar bears?
Let's track the polar bears in HBO's "True Detective: Night Country": What do they mean? Lost called, it wants its polar bear back.One of the many mysteries of True Detective: Night Country is embodied by one of the cutest and deadliest animals.....»»
A new species of rare pseudoscorpion has been named after the Slovak president
There are about 25,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The most remote of them are in North and East Polynesia, the Hawaiian Islands, and French Polynesia. Biologists have been attracted to these regions since the 18th century, but French Polynesia has.....»»
Bat "nightclubs" may be the key to solving the next pandemic
Bats carry some of the deadliest zoonotic diseases that can infect both humans and animals, such as Ebola and COVID-19. In a recently-published article in the journal Cell Genomics, a Texas A&M research team has revealed that some species of bats are.....»»
Examining a century of change in a New York City urban forest
There haven't been many long-term studies on urban forests, but data collected from the Thain Family Forest, which the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) has been stewarding for more than a century, has provided an opportunity for scientists from The F.....»»
Nintendo Confirms Upcoming Direct Showcase
Nintendo fans will have a lot to look forward to on February 21st, at least in terms of third-party Switch games. The post Nintendo Confirms Upcoming Direct Showcase appeared first on Phandroid. It looks like the rumors were true – f.....»»
You need to check out this killer action game on PS Plus this month
PS Plus subscribers can claim three free games this month, including 2022's best (and deadliest) sports game......»»
Architecture Styles: From Brutalist and Gothic to Neoclassical, Bauhaus and Baroque Styles
Architecture styles have evolved over centuries, shaped by cultural influences, technological innovations, and philosophical movements. From ancient Greek and Roman classical orders to Gothic cathedrals to 20th-century modernism, buildings reflect th.....»»
Gothic Architecture: Characteristics, Influences, Ambassadors and Sights
Gothic architecture emerged in 12th-century France, evolving from the earlier Romanesque style. The pointed arch was a key innovation, borrowed from Islamic architecture, that allowed taller and lighter buildings compared to the Romanesque round arch.....»»
Bauhaus Architecture: Characteristics, Influences, Ambassadors and Sights
Bauhaus architecture is a modern design style that emerged from the Bauhaus movement in Germany in the early 20th century. The movement was founded by Walter Gropius, who aimed to unify art, craft, and technology in a new building form. Simplicity, f.....»»
Baroque Architecture: Characteristics, Influences, Ambassadors and Sights
Baroque architecture is a style of building that emerged in Italy in the late 16th century and spread to other parts of Europe and the world in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is characterized by ornate details, curved shapes, large-scale decoration,.....»»
Viewpoint: Wildlife selfies harm animals, even when scientists share images with warnings in the captions
One of the biggest privileges of being a primatologist is spending time in remote locations with monkeys and apes, living near these animals in their habitats and experiencing their daily lives. As a 21st-century human, I have an immediate impulse to.....»»
A century of reforestation helped keep the eastern US cool, study finds
Widespread 20th-century reforestation in the eastern United States helped counter rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research. The authors highlight the potential of forests as regional climate adaptation tools, which are nee.....»»
Greetings from the island of enhanced stability: The quest for the limit of the periodic table
Since the turn of the century, six new chemical elements have been discovered and subsequently added to the periodic table of elements, the very icon of chemistry. These new elements have high atomic numbers up to 118 and are significantly heavier th.....»»
Light duty: Distinct molecular pathways control growth, flowering in plants
It's well known that plants have a fine-tuned ability to sense changes in the season by how much daylight they're exposed to, yet scientists observed more than a century ago that plants sometimes grow during one season and flower in another. Most res.....»»
Digital technologies have made ancient manuscripts more accessible than ever, but there are risks and losses, too
Near the end of the 18th century, a Greek monk named Nikodemos was putting together a massive anthology of Byzantine texts on prayer and spirituality, which he would call The Philokalia......»»